List of Pennsylvania firsts

This is a list of firsts achieved in the colony and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Firsts

17th Century

  • 1688 First public protest of slavery in America, Germantown, (now part of Philadelphia)[1]

18th Century

19th Century

20th Century

21st Century

  • 2003 First Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, January 24, 2003, Tom Ridge
  • 2003 First Puerto Rican Secretary of State in the United States, outside of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, April 2, 2003, Pedro A. Cortés
  • 2003 First confirmed Latino Cabinet member, April 2, 2003, Pedro A. Cortés

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